GPA
Cumulative scholastic measure
GPA stands for grade point average, a numerical measure of academic performance calculated by averaging grades on a standardized scale.
In the United States, the scale typically runs from 0 to 4.0, where an A equals 4.0: She graduated with a 3.8 GPA.
Students track their GPA for college admissions, scholarships, and academic standing.
Academic performance ratings
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- semesterHalf academic year
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
undergraduate · graduate · dean's list · honors · cum laude · magna cum laude · summa cum laude · major
Measure of relative size
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- unweightedWithout assigned importance
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
- semesterHalf academic year
average · points · credit hours · percentile · formula · boost · conversion · aggregate
Educational funding or erudition
- collegeHigher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- applicationFormal request document
- acceptanceConsent to receive
admission · cutoff · threshold · requirement · competitive · eligibility · merit-based · financial aid
Accomplished goal or deed
- improvementPositive change in quality
- successFavorable outcome attained
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- effortApplied energy toward goals
study habits · dedication · academic success · struggling · slipping · maintaining · boosting · raising
grades
Academic performance ratings
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- semesterHalf academic year
cumulative · undergraduate · graduate · dean's list · honors · cum laude · magna cum laude · summa cum laude · major · minor
scale
Measure of relative size
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- unweightedWithout assigned importance
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
semester · average · points · credit hours · percentile · formula · boost · conversion · aggregate · overall
scholarship
Educational funding or erudition
- collegeHigher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- applicationFormal request document
acceptance · admission · cutoff · threshold · requirement · competitive · eligibility · merit-based · financial aid · SAT
achievement
Accomplished goal or deed
- improvementPositive change in quality
- successFavorable outcome attained
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
effort · study habits · dedication · academic success · struggling · slipping · maintaining · boosting · raising · dropping
- high schoolhigh school, teachers, classroom, classrooms, principal
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- college termsuniversity, community college, fall semester, spring semester, liberal arts college
- K-12 Schoolselementary school, middle school, high school, student, classroom
- school termsfreshman, sophomore, junior, senior, homework
- Academic Recordstranscript, diploma, grades, degree, credits
GPASAT score
Standardized test result
ACT score · pop quiz · standardized test · entrance exam · final exam
Assessment of everything together
letter of recommendation · personal essay · portfolio · pass/fail · work experience
academic probation · straight A's · dean's list · honors · summa cum laude
- weighted GPAGrades scaled by course difficulty
- cumulative GPACombined academic score
- GPA requirementsMandated academic standing levels